Easy Vegetarian Crock Pot Refried Beans (without Lard!

Print Prep time 1 mins Cook time ! hours "ota# time ! hours 1 mins Creamy refried $eans from scratch% right in your Crock Pot! &ith a simp#e #ist of ingredients% these #ard'free (egetarian and (egan refried $eans are a cinch to make) *uthor+ ,itchen "reaty Recipe type+ -ide .ish /ie#d+ 0 cups 1ngredients 1 pound dry pinto $eans 2 cups (egeta$#e $roth 3 a #itt#e more for thinning% if desired 4 ta$#espoons o#i(e oi# 5'6 medium c#o(es gar#ic 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon chi#i powder 1 teaspoon sa#t 7 fresh #ime (optiona#) 1nstructions 1) Rinse $eans under water and pick through% discarding any weird $roken $ean pieces or other de$ris) P#ace $eans in a 2'8uart or #arger Crock Pot and fi## Crock Pot with water to a$out 4 9 2 inches a$o(e the $eans) Co(er and #et sit o(ernight% or for at #east ! hours) 4) .iscard soaking water $y pouring $eans into a co#ander) Rinse $eans) Return $eans to the Crock Pot) 2) *dd (egeta$#e $roth% o#i(e oi#% gar#ic% onion powder% cumin% chi#i powder% and sa#t) 5) Cook on #ow for ! 9 1 hours% unti# $eans are cooked through) 6) "urn off Crock Pot and remo(e #id to a##ow $eans to coo# a $it so that they:re safer to hand#e) ;sing an immersion $#ender% $#end $eans to desired consistency

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(you might #ike your $eans to $e 1 < smooth% or chunky with a few $eans sti## #eft who#e)) * note on #i8uid #e(e#+ Crock Pots can (ary% so if $efore $#ending% the #i8uid is sti## a$o(e the #e(e# of the $eans% you may want to skim a #itt#e off and reser(e the #i8uid for possi$#y thinning #ater on) =ine cook down and end up at the perfect consistency with e>act#y 2 cups (egeta$#e $roth% and 1 don:t need to remo(e any of the #i8uid $efore $#ending) "urn Crock Pot $ack on to #ow and #et pureed $eans sit and cook for another 2 minutes or so) "his wi## he#p the $eans to thicken up and the f#a(ors to de(e#op) "aste and add additiona# sa#t if desired) 1 actua##y #ike to use 4 teaspoons kosher sa#t up front% $ut 1 #ike mine a $it sa#ty) 1f $eans are too thick% add additiona# (egeta$#e $roth and stir) 1f $eans are too thin% #et sit for a #itt#e #onger and they wi## thicken up nice#y) -8uee@e ha#f a #ime o(er the top of the $eans $efore ser(ing% if desired) "hese keep in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 4 9 2 days% or you can keep them fro@en for se(era# months) "hey wi## thicken after sitting) Bust thin with (egeta$#e $roth or water to the desired consistency)

Cotes 1nspired $y and adapted from -imp#y -cratch and * /ear of -#ow Cooking